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09/16/19 11:30 AM
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“You must give time to your fellow men, even if it’s a little thing… something for which you get no pay, but just have the privilege of doing it.” ~ Albert Schweitzer
Jayne Fisher watched anxiously as her 17-year-old daughter Katie pulled her unruly lamb into the arena of the Madison County Junior Livestock sale. With luck, Katie wouldn’t collapse, as she had done during a livestock show the day before.
Katie was battling cancer. This was her first chance in months to be outdoors having fun, away from the hospitals and chemotherapy treatments, and she had come with high hopes for earning some sizable spending money.
She had wavered a little on her decision to part with the lamb, but with lamb averaging two dollars a pound, Katie was looking forward to a lot more than pin money. So she centered the lamb for viewing and the bidding began.
That’s when Roger Wilson, the auctioneer, had a sudden inspiration that brought some unexpected results. “We sort of let folks know that Katie had a situation that wasn’t too pleasant,” is how he tells it. He hoped that his introduction would push the bidding up, at least a little bit.
Well, the lamb sold for $11.50 a pound, but things didn’t stop there. The buyer paid up, then decided to give the lamb back so that it could be sold again.
That started a chain reaction, with families buying the animal and giving it back, over and over again. When local businesses started buying and returning, the earnings really began to pile up.
The first sale is the only one Katie’s mom remembers. After that, she was crying too hard as the crowd kept shouting, “Resell! Resell!”
Katie’s lamb was sold 36 times that day, and the last buyer gave it back for good.
Katie ended up with more than $16,000 for a fund to pay her medical expenses—and she still got to keep her famous lamb. ~ by Rita Price
MERCY - not receiving what you deserve GRACE - receiving what you don't deserve America's MESS = God's miracle fixes I'd rather walk with God with no questions answered than to walk thru life without Him and know the answers
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Re: be a "G I V E R"
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09/16/19 11:46 AM
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Re: be a "G I V E R"
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09/16/19 12:12 PM
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SgtDag
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That gave me the people bumps
"If you're going through hell keep going." Winston Churchill I open mouth kiss my sisters
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Re: be a "G I V E R"
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09/16/19 12:33 PM
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Re: be a "G I V E R"
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09/16/19 12:44 PM
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Re: be a "G I V E R"
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09/16/19 01:12 PM
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09/16/19 01:14 PM
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09/16/19 02:20 PM
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